Month: July 2016

(July 28, 2016) -- Most backcountry cabins and campsites in Michigan's Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park have reopened after severe flooding from a summer storm.

(July 28, 2016) -- Joe Gill, general manager of Cutty’s Resort on Hayden Creek, said he gave a sigh of relief when he returned to find the campground had been spared by the Hayden Pass Fire.

(July 28, 2016) -- A man is in custody after he allegedly held one person hostage and threatened to kill campers at the Lincoln Creek Campground, in Buena Vista, Colo., Wednesday evening.

(July 28, 2016) -- The Canada Revenue Agency says campgrounds earn rental income rather than provide a service, so they're not eligible for the small business tax rate and must pay three times more.

(July 28, 2016) -- Below the Sierra Crest is a vast forestland and spectacular destinations with six lakes, three boat ramps, 20 campgrounds and many wilderness trailheads. The region is a testament to an upcoming phenomenon: The public loves its Olympics — but it loves its Saturday nights for camping even more.

(July 28, 2016) -- Family campers paddle, row, swim and walk to a pine-shaded point by the water at Purity Spring in New Hampshire, for breakfast outdoors. It is held at 8 a.m. each Monday and the public is invited for omelets cooked over the fire.

(July 28, 2016) -- The mayor of the Village of Keremeos, British Columbia, is calling on the province to ban camping on active riverbeds because seasonal farm workers and transients, camping on the dry riverbed of the nearby Similkameen River, are leaving behind "truckloads of garbage and human waste."

(July 28, 2016) -- Over the years, Irma Labreck has always felt something was missing at Trafton Lake. A playground for the kids. So she decided to try and change that.

(July 28, 2016) -- A camper who was returning to his campsite at Greenville Moose Lodge, in Michigan, behind the lodge noticed an orange hue reflecting off of some nearby trees, and began to inspect the nearby building.

(July 28, 2016) -- Freedom campers could soon be banned Christchurch, New Zealand-wide, unless they've got a vehicle with a loo.